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If you are having trouble thinking, ask God to clear your mind and direct your decision-making. Then trust He is doing just that. Once you ask God to speak to you, expect it to happen. This expectation is crucial to hearing from God.”

I Can’t Think Straight! by Glynnis Whitwer

FamilyApril 5, 2012274Views 0Likes 5Comments

I Can’t Think Straight! "If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you." James 1:5 (NIV) I received this devotion three times in one day from three different people. Do you think the Lord is trying to tell me something? I do,…

Last night Google Alert sent me an obituary. Phyllis Ann Sather had passed on. Not only did she have my full name, but she lived just a short distance from where I live. It was quite shocking to open that email and see that I was dead.

Reading Your Own Obituary

Biblical EncouragementMarch 28, 2012375Views 0Likes 15Comments

Last night Google Alert sent me an obituary. Phyllis Ann Sather had passed on. Not only did she have my full name, but she lived just a short distance from where I live. It was quite shocking to open that email and see that I was dead. I have to admit that I did a quick…

David had learned to turn to God in his times of difficulty. Although deliverance wasn’t always immediate, God’s presence was with him in the midst of his trouble. Though he was surrounded BY trouble, he was revived IN it.”

Are You Exempt From Trouble?

Biblical EncouragementMarch 14, 2012240Views 0Likes 0Comments

“When I became a Christian, I thought my troubles would be over. I assumed Christians were free from trouble.” Millie Stamm in Be Still and Know She goes on to say, “We have not been promised exemption from trouble, but we are assured help in the midst of it. David had learned to turn to God in…

It has been one of my recent goals to receive all that the Lord is offering me. Sometimes it can be overwhelming when I stop to think of all the He offers me. I picture Him standing before me with his arms full of good things for me; peace, patience, kindness, joy – all in abundance for my every need.

Are You Experiencing Abundant Life?

Biblical EncouragementMarch 7, 2012225Views 0Likes 5Comments

“Every Christian has eternal life, but not every Christian has it abundantly in his daily experience. Abundant life is the life of Christ filling us to overflowing in every area of our lives. Any lack is not on His part in giving, but in our part in possessing. God intends that abundant life be the normal…

Don’t be Caught Like I Was

Biblical EncouragementFebruary 29, 2012273Views 0Likes 2Comments

It was like most other afternoons. I was innocently checking my email. I stopped to read Todd Wilson’s article about writing in the Homeschool Minute. The short blurb at the end of his article caught my eye. His book The Injection was on sale on Amazon for $.99, so I stopped to…

“And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you. And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.” Joel 2:25-26

The Promise of Complete Restoration

Biblical EncouragementFebruary 22, 2012298Views 0Likes 0Comments

“And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you. And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my…

So… I said I would marry him. But I couldn’t. I’d had enough bad relationships that I knew I would rather be single than in a bad marriage.

How to Marry the Boy Next Door

MarriageFebruary 13, 2012365Views 0Likes 6Comments

On a site I follow the author was sharing how she met her husband so I decided to write out the story of our meeting to share with you. I’d love to hear how some of you met too so feel free to write about it in the comment section. Thirty plus years ago friend at…